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Tag Archives: environment
Coal Export Plan Goes Right Through Heart of Pacific Northwest
U.S. News & World Report, September 4, 2012 By Jeff Nesbit Let the coal transport wars begin. While most of the national attention over energy shipments across the continental United States in the past year or so has focused on … Continue reading
An open letter to Matt Rose, CEO of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad BNSF
Climate Solutions, August 31, 2012 Posted by Suzanne Malakoff Dear Mr. Rose, We wanted to thank you for recently visiting the Northwest. We’re sorry that we didn’t have a chance to chat about the subject that brought you to our … Continue reading
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Tagged coal export terminals, coal exports, environment, Oregon, Washington
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Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz to bring coal export resolution before council
The Oregonian, August 28, 2012 By Scott Learn Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz will bring a resolution to the City Council Sept. 19 “to oppose coal trains coming through the city of Portland.” Fritz, who spoke at an anti-coal rally today … Continue reading
Northwest Residents and Leaders Deliver Army Corps 25,000 Signatures for Full Review of Coal Export
Power Past Coal, August 28, 2012 In an unprecedented action, hundreds of Northwest residents and local Oregon elected officials came together in front of the Northwest Headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers in demanding a long overdue evaluation of … Continue reading
Coal-train controversy in Washington state, Seattle Times letters to the editor
The Seattle Times, Northwest Voices, Letters to the Editor August 21, 2012 Keep covering this important local issue With the recent decision of Grays Harbor to turn down coal shipments from the Powder River Basin into their port, once again … Continue reading
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Tagged coal exports, coal trains, environment, Pacific Northwest
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Powder River Basin Coal Mines – Stunning Air Photos
SkyTruth, August 1, 2012 Posted by John Amos A few days ago we posted some maps and images to show how the export of coal mined here in the U.S. to the Asian market would ramp up the impact on … Continue reading
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Tagged coal dust, coal exports, emissions, environment
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Coal exports bring unacceptable risks
Portland Tribune, July 18, 2012 OpEd by Brett VandenHeuvel Imagine the conversation in the board room of the coal companies. “Sir, our stocks are dropping fast. States are transitioning away from coal-fired power plants, claiming our coal is too dirty.” … Continue reading
Toxic Coal Dust Pollutes Gorge
Columbia Riverkeeper, July 16, 2012 By Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director of Columbia Riverkeeper Coal trains can spill huge volumes of toxic dust into the Columbia River, as shown in July 14, 2012 photos from Horsethief Lake State Park in the … Continue reading
Columbia River Towns May Team Up To Export Coal
EarthFix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 9, 2012 BOARDMAN, Ore. — A train clanks down the tracks as it pulls through the Port of Morrow in Eastern Oregon. It’s not an unusual sight on the edge of Boardman. The rattle and … Continue reading
A burning question: Should Northwest be coal-export hub?
The Olympian, June 6, 2012 Editorial The Pacific Northwest could be on its way to becoming the nation’s No. 1 coal-export region, a prospect that raises several serious questions that must be answered sooner, rather than later. Asia, including China … Continue reading
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Tagged coal exports, environment, Northwest, Pacific Northwest
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Coal executive says special interests skewing debate over new ports
Billings Gazette, June 1, 2012 By Sanjay Talwani, Independent Record HELENA — A high-ranking official with one of the nation’s top coal producers said Thursday that attempts by groups such as the Sierra Club to stop construction of new ports … Continue reading
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Tagged coal industry, environment, increased train traffic, Montana, pollution
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Linked by Coal: South Carolina, Seattle, China and Greenland
PRI’s The World, May 31, 2012 By Peter Thomson Four little nuggets of news from around the country and the world this week have caught the attention of our environment editor here at The World, Peter Thomson. The news items … Continue reading
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Lots of reading, questions for Wyoming trip to China about coal
Star-Tribune, May 29, 2012 By Jeremy Fugleberg [Mid-story excerpt:] The members of Wyoming’s first family aren’t the only ones reading up on China. State Rep. Tom Lubnau, R-Gillette, said he’s been reading about proper etiquette and conversation and how business … Continue reading
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Tagged China, coal exports, environment, export terminals, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
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Environmental Activists Announce No Coal Exports Summer Camp in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin
Rising Tide North America, May 24, 2012 By Scott Parkin Media Advisory: Environmental Activists Announce No Coal Exports Summer Camp in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (Laramie, WY) On August 2-10, hundreds of people from a broad coalition of workers, seniors, … Continue reading
Coal Terminals – Global
Coal Swarm, May 23, 2012 Coal Swarm has created a map for 149 existing and 29 proposed coal terminals worldwide. Each pushpin is linked to a CoalSwarm wiki page with further details. Read more…
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Coal Exports and Carbon Consequences II
Sightline Daily, May 23, 2012 By Eric de Place This post is part of the research project: Northwest Coal Exports There are at present six proposals to export coal from Northwest ports. If all of these proposals are built, and … Continue reading
Will the Bureau of Land Management subsidize Peabody’s plans to export coal to Asia?
The Witness, Greenpeace USA Staff Blog, May 16, 2012 By Joe Smyth Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, will be bidding on Thursday for the privilege to mine hundreds of millions of tons of taxpayer-owned coal on a tract … Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, coal exports, environment, impact on climate, subsidizing
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Why are U.S. taxpayers subsidizing coal mining?
Grist, A Beacon in the Smog, May 17, 2012 By David Roberts The most important thing you can read this week is Joe Smyth’s post on federal coal leasing. I realize “federal coal leasing” is not a phrase to quicken … Continue reading
Worse than Keystone
Salon.com, May 18, 2012 By Alyssa Battistoni Environmentalists are focused oil and gas, but a bigger carbon disaster may be brewing in the Pacific Northwest. Coal is without question our dirtiest fuel source: When burned, it dumps toxins like mercury … Continue reading
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“Does it Matter if we fight coal export?” – Part 2: Fighting the 3Fs
Getting a GRIP … on climate solutions, May 10, 2012 By KC Golden, Policy Director at Climate Solutions, a Northwest-based nonprofit When last we left our intrepid heros, we were in full combat with The Question “Does It Matter if … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, coal exports, coal terminals, community activism, environment, pollution
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“Does it matter if we fight coal export?” – Part 1: Wrong question
Getting a GRIP … on climate solutions, May 7, 2012 By KC Golden, Policy Director at Climate Solutions, a Northwest-based nonprofit This will be the first in a series of posts in which I attempt not just to answer the … Continue reading
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RFK Jr. calls coal ‘corrupting’ at Portland rally
The Seattle Times, May 8, 2012 By Nigel Duara, Associated Press Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that a proposal to bring coal to Oregon and Washington state will lead to political corruption and environmental damage, while the … Continue reading
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Kennedy, activists rally in Portland against exporting coal from Northwest ports
The Oregonian, May 8, 2012 By Scott Learn Several hundred activists gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square today to rally against exporting Montana and Wyoming coal from Northwest ports, an effort to signal the industry that it’s in for a no-holds-barred … Continue reading
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Tagged coal exports, environment, pollution
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Hundreds joined Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Portland on May 7, 2012
Hundreds joined Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Portland on May 7, 2012 to rally against exporting coal through Pacific Northwest to Asia. Clean Coal Is A Dirty Lie. Follow this link to see video. Visit http://www.waterkeeper.org to learn more.
What would a coal terminal mean for Cowlitz County air quality?
The Daily News Online– Serving The Lower Columbia, May 5, 2012 By Erik Olson and Barbara LaBoe As far as government regulators are concerned, grain dust floating over the Port of Longview is no different from dust that might blow … Continue reading
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Tagged coal dust, environment, health impacts, pollution
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